Orange juice flavanoids fight disease?
Orange juice is a healthy drink due to the presence of flavonoids, which help fight diseases such as diabetes and heart disease, says a recent study.
The news is sure to please manufacturers, who for a long time have been promoting orange juice as a healthy drink, despite its high sugar content.
The study, carried out by the University of Buffalo in the US, examined flavonoids present in orange juice the way that they suppress oxygen free radicals, also known as reactive oxygen species (ROS).
